March 31,2026 Meeting Minutes

 Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters 

Meeting Minutes 

                                                                  March 31, 2026 

Theresa welcomed our guests Nadya Mart, and Sean Growley 

Our Toastmaster:   Nancy with the theme. "Pranks." 

Our Sergeant at Arms Katie called our meeting to order. 

Our President Theresa opened our meeting 

Our VPE: Nancy Solicited roles for next week.    Nancy also provided our Ed minute. She mentioned resources for podcasts through the Toastmasters Intl. Website https://www.toastmasters.org/resources 

Grammarian was Kelly with word of the day “Cheeky" 

Ah Counter was Maria S 

Timer: was Amy 

General Evaluator:  Deanna 

Our 1st Speaker was TK with the speech title “Moving Part 2”  

Our 2nd Speaker was Theresa with the speech title “Stepping Back Into the Story,”  

From the Presentation Mastery Path Level 3 Using Body Language 

Our Evaluator for TK’s speech was Sonal 

Our Evaluator for Theresa’s speech was Bill 

Our Table Topics Master was Katie 

 Our Table Topic Speakers were Jeff, Alex, Jessica and Nadia 

Our Humorist.  no humorist 

  

Members in Attendance were Bill, Maria S, Ravi, Katie, Amy, Bill, Theresa, Alex, Jeff and Jessica 

Guests in Attendance  

Nadya Mart and Sean Growley 

Motion to Adjourn: Deanna Second:  Nancy 

March 24, 2026 Meeting Minutes

 Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters 

Meeting Minutes 

                                                           March 24, 2026 

Theresa welcomed our guest, Jeff Makita. 

Our Toastmaster:   Theresa with the theme. "I Need a Hero." 

Our Sergeant at Arms Katie called our meeting to order. 

Our President Theresa opened our meeting 

Our VPE: Theresa for Nancy Solicited roles for next week.   We are In need of a Toastmaster.  Theresa also provided our Ed minute. She mentioned an article in the latest issue of Toastmasters Magazine: Nine Supporting Ways to Use a Pause 

Grammarian was Bill with “Rescue" 

Ah Counter was Katie 

Timer: was Maria S 

Our 1st Speaker was Amy with the speech title “Rising to a Task: A General Guide to Implementing Change.”  Manage Change-- Dynamic Leadership Path Level 4 

Our 2nd Speaker was Maria S with the speech title “Not Now,” Writing a Speech with Purpose 

 Presentation Mastery Path Level 1 

Our Evaluator for Amy’s speech was Ram 

Our Evaluator for Maria’s speech was Ravi 

Our Table Topics Master was Bill 

 Our Table Topic Speakers were Ram, Katie, Ravi, and Theresa 

Our Humorist.  no humorist 

  

Members in Attendance were Bill, Maria S, Ravi, Katie, Amy, Bill Theresa and Alex. 

Guests in Attendance Jeff Makita 

Motion to Adjourn: Katie     Second: Bill 

Meeting Minutes March 17,2026

 Meeting Minutes March 17, 2026

William Hinrichs

​members@publicspeakingnorthwest.com​

                               Public Speaking Northwest Toastmasters                                                                                                                                                      Meeting Minutes  March 17, 2026 

 

Bill for Theresa welcomed our guests, Jessica Colby and Kavita.  Bill also recognized Maria Cubacha due to her completion of level 2 of the Engaging Humor Path.  He also recognized Area Directors Kelly Falluccca, and Katie Munoz, for facilitating our area contests. 

Our Toastmaster:   Amy with the theme. "St Patrick’s Day" 

Our Sergeant at Arms Katie called our meeting to order. 

Our President pro-tem Bill for Theresa opened our meeting 

Our VPE: Bill for Nancy assigned roles for the next meeting and provided our Ed minute. He mentioned an article in the Toastmaster’s Magazine March 2026 Issue “Practice the NET Approach” by Melinda Lee, who was a featured speaker at the Toastmasters 2025 International Convention in Philadelphia, PA, her website with podcasts can be found at Speakinflow.com/about. 

Grammarian was Maria S. with the word of the day “Serendipity" 

Ah Counter was Bill 

Timer: was TK 

General Evaluator:  Katie 

Our 1st Speaker was RAM with the speech title “Technical Expert to an Executive Leadership Mindset.”  Presentation Mastery level 4 Eff. Speech and Body Language. 

Our 2nd Speaker was RAVI with the speech title “What Makes You Jump Out of Bed?”  

Visionary Communication: Inspire Your Audience 

Our Evaluator for Ram’s speech was Kelly 

Our Evaluator for Ravi’s speech was Deanna 

 

Our Table Topics Master was Theresa 

  

Our Table Topic Speakers were Katie, Ravi, Jessica and Deanna   

Our Humorist.  no humorist 

  

Members in Attendance: Bill, Deanna, Ravi, Katie, Amy, Nancy, Maria S, Kelly, Ram & TK 

Guests in Attendance    Jessica Colby and Kavita 

Motion to Adjourn: Deanna Second: Kelly